HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA
CIVIC CENTER COMMUNITY ROOM
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 5:00 PM
General Plan Advisory Committee Members:
Nicholas Acevedo
Dennis Baker
Curtis Black
Matthew Brady
James Carlson
Jeff Cefalia
Annie Clougherty
Susan DeSantis
Jeremy Evans
Alene Greer
David Guder
Lynn Hackman
Laird Hayes
Charles Klobe
Ruth Kobayashi
Scott Laidlaw
Katie Love
Anthony Maniscalchi
Thomas Meng
Jim Mosher
Maxwell Pearson
Robert Rader
Harrison Rolfes
Nancy Scarbrough
Amber Snider
Debbie Stevens
Graham Wahlberg
Christy Walker
Paul Watkins
Lori Williams
Staff Members:
Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director
Jim Campbell, Deputy Community Development Director
Ben Zdeba, Principal Planner
The General Plan Advisory Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act
requires that the General Plan Advisory Committee agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each
regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Committee and items not on the
agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the General Plan Update Steering Committee. The Chair may
limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
Please Note: You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the General Plan Advisory Committee to
consider by mailing or delivering them to the City of Newport Beach General Plan Advisory Committee at 100 Civic Center
Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Alternatively, you can send them by electronic mail at GPupdate@newportbeachca.gov.
In order to ensure adequate time to review comments, please submit any written comments no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday in order to give the Committee adequate time to review your submission.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an
attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will
attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Jim Campbell, Deputy Community
Development Director, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to
determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3200 or jcampbell@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Community
Development Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
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I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER - 5 p.m.
II.WELCOME AND ROLL CALL
III.PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three
(3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the
record. The Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on
agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all
speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
(This item includes written correspondence received that is not related to items on the agenda.)
IV.CURRENT BUSINESS
Meeting Minutes of August 21, 2023 (Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes)a.
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes of August 21, 2023
Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2023 (Attachment 2 - Draft Minutes)b.
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes of October 4, 2023
Housing Element Implementation and General Plan Update Schedules
(Attachments 3 and 4 - HE Implementation and GPU Schedules)
c.
City staff and Dudek will provide an overview of the schedule for the Housing
Element implementation program, as well as for the General Plan Update.
Recommended Action: Receive and file.
Presentation of the Vision Statement and Resilience Existing Conditions and
Background Analyses (Attachments 5 and 6 - Vision Statement and
Resilience Reports
d.
Using initial input from the GPAC’s Vision Statement Subcommittee and the larger
GPAC and GPUSC, Dudek and City staff have prepared an existing conditions and
background analysis report for the Vision Statement and for the topic of resilience .
These reports are not comprehensive policy documents rather they are intended to
explore the existing conditions of each element or topic in Newport Beach while
weaving in best practices through recommendations from Dudek. While they are
presented in final form, they are not intended to limit the discussion but to share
information that will help move the discussion forward as we begin the initial outreach
efforts.
Recommended Action: Review, discuss, and receive and file the reports.
Updates on Outreach and Engagement (Attachment 7 - Draft
Workshop-In-A-Box)
e.
Since the previous GPAC and GPUSC meetings, Dudek and Kearns & West have
worked alongside City staff to create and launch the online engagement platform
through Social Pinpoint, to prepare a rolling calendar of events as opportunities for
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potential pop-up outreach, and to prepare the workshop-in-a-box materials. Kearns
& West will provide an update on the website, as well as an overview of the latest
efforts on outreach.
Recommended Action: Provide feedback on the website and the materials for the
workshop-in-a-box.
V.COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM)
VI.ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: TBD